Acanthosaura cardamomensis

Acanthosaura capra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Subfamily:	Draconinae
Genus:	Acanthosaura Gray, 1831
Species:	A. cardamomensis
Binomial name
Acanthosaura cardamomensis Wood, Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden, 2010
Synonyms
Acanthosaura cardamomensis WOOD, GRISMER, GRISMER, NEANG, CHAV & HOLDEN 2010 Acanthosaura armata Boulenger 1885: 301 Gonocephalus armatus crucigerus M.A. Smith 1935: 160–161 Acanthosaura crucigera Daltry & Chenag 2000: 100 Acanthosaura crucigera Daltry & Traeholt 2003: 99–100 Acanthosaura crucigera STUART & EMMETT 2006: 12–13 Acanthosaura cf. crucigera Grismer et al. 2007: 221–222 Acanthosaura sp. Grismer et al. 2008: 165 [1]

Acanthosaura cardamomensis ^[2] is a newly found ^[3] species of Agamid lizards found in eastern Thailand ^[4][5] and western Cambodia. They also populate Vietnam. Name derives from Cardamom Mountains in Eastern Thailand.

References

1. "Acanthosaura cardamomensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
2. "Acanthosaura cardamomensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
3. "A new cryptic species of Acanthosaura Gray, 1831 (Squamata: Agamidae) in Thailand and Cambodia" (PDF). Magnolia Press. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
4. "Khao Yai National Park". Species of Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
5. "Acanthosaura cardamomensis". National Parks of Thailand. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

External links

• Photo of Acanthosaura cardamomensis in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
• Photo of Acanthosaura cardamomensis in Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia